M.I.C.H.A.E.L.

He finally did it. Michael finally said his name!!!!!!! Michael can say any word, sentence, or phrase, and is quite the advanced talker if I do say so myself. However, one word that he has NEVER said is his name. It is a game to him. If you ask him to say his name, he just laughs hysterically. We have tried bribing, tricking, and everything under the sun. We've offered him his favorite treats, but he won't give in. Our favorite game is to play the "copying game," where we have him copy every word we say, which he will do, until we throw in Michael and he stops, and just starts laughing. Lately he won't even repeat someone's name if it's remotely close, such as Mike and Marcus.

Tonight I was telling him a story about his friend Beckham. I said, "Beckham has a best friend named Michael," and just then he responded by saying "Michael!" He must have liked the way it felt to finally say his name because I couldn't get him to quit saying it. He probably said it 50 times and thought he was so funny. Hilarious (or maybe it's just funny to those of us who have been trying for a year to get him to say it).

This picture goes great with the post, doesn't it?

****Post Edit: My mom told her brother that she would give him 1,000 dollars if he could get Michael to say his name, so he started bribing him with chocolate, gum, money (all of Michael's favorite things....yes he's still allergic to chocolate), and he still couldn't get him to say it! Michael really wanted the treats anyways.